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NYC restaurant owner: "We're grieving."
CBSNews - 6 Apr 2020 01:37
A New York City restaurant owner says she's concerned about the wellbeing of the employees she's had to lay off as the novel coronavirus grips the region.
"Like a Cruise Ship Mixed With a Nursing Home": The Coronavirus Comes to Rikers
Slate - 6 Apr 2020 22:51
The jail is not built for a crisis like this. And the situation unfolding is horrifying. There's only one way to fix it.
From 271 to 13: American suspends most NYC flights amid coronavirus crisis; demand 'evaporating'
USA Today - 6 Apr 2020 04:36
American, a big player in New York, usually operates more nearly 300 daily flights from New York's three major airports.
Boris Johnson says he's in 'good spirits' amid rumors that his coronavirus symptoms are worse than reported
The Week - 6 Apr 2020 16:42
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave an update from a hospital in London, where he was taken Sunday night. Downing Street said Sunday that Johnson's doctor advised him to take the "precautionary" step of checking in...
Inspector General Fired by Trump Urges Whistle-Blowers 'to Bravely Speak Up'
The New York Times - 6 Apr 2020 16:29
Michael Atkinson, who President Trump made clear was dismissed in reprisal for his role in revealing the Ukraine matter, broke his silence.
Ireland's prime minister to work as doctor amid coronavirus pandemic
USA Today - 6 Apr 2020 16:28Dr. Anthony Fauci tests negative for the coronavirus
New York Post - 6 Apr 2020 03:03
The nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is also a member of the White House coronavirus task force, has tested negative for the illness, he said Sunday. Fauci was responding to a reporter's que...
15 gifts to give essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic
USA Today - 6 Apr 2020 15:54
Essential workers like nurses and grocery store clerks deserve a thank you during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the best gifts to get them from N95 masks to food delivery.
Top CEOs warning Trump of economic shutdown amid coronavirus
New York Post - 6 Apr 2020 16:52
The country's leading CEOs are sounding the alarm in private conversations with President Trump that businesses could face economic ruin amid the coronavirus crisis.
Navy secretary says White House not involved in Brett Crozier dismissal
New York Post - 6 Apr 2020 16:36
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said he did not consult with anyone at the White House before he decided to fire the captain of an aircraft carrier for his lack of leadership in the face of a coronavirus outbreak, acc...
With Worst Expected to Come, 3 out of 4 U.S. Hospitals Are Treating Patients With COVID-19
Time - 6 Apr 2020 16:22
(WASHINGTON) — Three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, according to a federal report that finds hospitals expect to be overwhelmed as cases rocket t...
'Trump,' 'chaos,' 'money:' Here's what Mexico and Canada said when asked for one word to describe US
USA Today - 6 Apr 2020 16:22Rwanda finds genocide grave that could contain 30,000 bodies
New York Post - 6 Apr 2020 16:17
KIGALI, Rwanda -- A valley dam that authorities in Rwanda say could contain about 30,000 bodies has been discovered more than a quarter-century after the country's genocide in which 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and Hutus who tri...
Argument erupts between Fauci, Trump aide over coronavirus drug: report
New York Post - 6 Apr 2020 16:12
A fight broke out in the White House Situation Room over the weekend between Dr. Anthony Fauci and another member of President Trump’s coronavirus task force, with the exchange getting so intense that Vice President Mi...
Indigenous fear Canada work camps will be coronavirus incubators
Al Jazeera English - 6 Apr 2020 16:05
Construction work on pipelines, dams raises risk of COVID-19 spread, harm to nearby communities, Indigenous leaders say.
Drop in N.Y. Virus Deaths Could be 'Blip' or Trend: Live Updates
The New York Times - 6 Apr 2020 16:00
The number of deaths reported Sunday fell slightly from the day before, but Governor Cuomo said it was too soon to draw conclusions.
In an economy devastated by coronavirus, business owners and employees struggle with the loss of revenue and jobs
CBSNews - 6 Apr 2020 00:50
Americans who never thought they would need it are seeking unemployment benefits because of coronavirus-related layoffs. They're finding an overwhelmed system that may not meet their needs in time. Meanwhile, business ow...
New Zealand PM reassures kids that Easter Bunny is 'an essential service' amid coronavirus outbreak
Fox News - 6 Apr 2020 18:20
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reassured children Monday that just like police officers and nurses, the Easter Bunny is an essential worker during the coronavirus pandemic.
Popeyes just opened a new outpost in West Roxbury
Boston - 6 Apr 2020 17:05
Everyone's still lining up for that fried chicken sandwich.
Scotland's top medical official resigns after being caught breaking her own coronavirus lockdown advice
Fox News - 6 Apr 2020 15:00
A Scottish official who lectured the public on staying home during the coronavirus outbreak has now resigned after being cautioned by police for failing to adhere to her own advice.
Queen delivers message of hope to UK amid virus outbreak
Boston - 6 Apr 2020 02:53
"We will succeed -- and that success will belong to every one of us."
How to Force the White House to Keep Us Safe in a Pandemic
Slate - 6 Apr 2020 20:16
Only one institution can remedy this breakdown.